Alumni Profile Series

Hello Vermont Tech Alumni,

Thank you for participating in our Alumni profile series. When prospective students are searching for colleges, it helps to show them real examples of alumni and students who have been successful at Vermont Tech. Thank you for sharing your story!

Alumni Profile Series

First Name*
Last Name*
Graduation Year*
Major/Degree Name*
Hometown*
Where are you currently employed and what is your position title?*
Describe what you do day-to-day. Does this line up with your career goals if you have any? Is your work related to your major? What is your favorite part of your job?
How did Vermont Tech prepare you for your career? Was there a relevant class, a special experience, or internship that has helped you?
What faculty or staff, services or resources helped you on your path to employment after graduation (i.e. did they use career services? Get an internship from a faculty’s relationship with an employer? Were you mentored by a professor?
Describe the job search, did it take a while? Were you confident, nervous, or both? Did you apply to many places or a few?
What was it like transitioning from a college student to an employee?
Why did you choose your major at Vermont Tech? Were there any other schools or majors you considered?
Include any other information you would like to share, an important memory from Vermont Tech, or advice that you think would be helpful for incoming students.
Consent*
I agree to the privacy policy.
The Vermont State Colleges (VSC) are committed to preserving and maintaining the privacy of visitors to VSC web sites. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for the VSC (https://www.vsc.edu/web-privacy-statement/) web sites. By visiting any of the VSC web sites, you are accepting the practices described in this statement.
Information gathering

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Other information is collected only if you choose to send it. For example you may complete an online form, make an online purchase, or send an e-mail.
Use of information

As noted above, the VSC uses the information we collect to tailor site content to user needs, to generate aggregate statistical reports, to help diagnose problems and otherwise to administer our web sites. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual computer internet address.

Information you choose to send on our sites is used to complete transactions (such as registering for a course or sending an e-mail).

The VSC may employ independent contractors to help manage web-based services, and such contractors may have access to data similar to the access we give our employees. In such instances, we take precautions to protect against re-disclosure of personal information.
Security

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Contacting the Homepage

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact:

Webmaster
Vermont State Colleges
PO Box 7
Montpelier, VT. 05601

VSC web sites contain links to other independently-run web sites within the VSC network and to some sites outside the "vsc.edu" domain. The VSC is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.
Changes to this statement

This statement will be prominently displayed either directly or by link on the home page of the VSC and of each member college. An announcement of any changes to this statement will be posted prominently on the first page of our web site.
Effective Date

The effective date of this statement is June 25, 2009.
Reviewed

September 6, 2013